Arkansas Tech's second trip to Hawaii for the annual Sun 'N Surf Classic will find the Golden Suns facing teams from Missouri and Minnesota who have combined to already win 14 games.

Tech, which went 1-1 on its last trip to the Island back in 2002, will take on Central Missouri State (7-1) today and will then face Southwest Minnesota (7-3) on Monday.

Game times at the Kalauea District Park Gymnasium will be 7 p.m. local time each day.

The Golden Suns warmed up for the trip with back-to-back wins over Tougaloo (87-48) and LeMoyne-Owen (56-43) to set their young seasonal performance mark at 5-3.

Other than giving up 83 points in a loss to Oklahoma State, the Golden Suns have averaged holding their other seven opponents to only 48.5 points per game. And even with the Oklahoma State total figured into the statistics, Tech is giving up only an average of 52.0 points per outing.

The Suns' first opponent in Honolulu will be Central Missouri State and the Jennies, who are off to a 7-1 start, will bring a five-game win streak into Sunday's game.

Central Missouri has averaged nearly 88 points in each of their last five games, and that includes back-to-back 95-point nights against Winona State (95-70) and Upper Iowa (95-60) in the Jennies' most recent outings.

On Monday, the Suns will challenge Southwest Minnesota, a team that opened the season with seven consecutive wins. But the Lady Mustangs have since lost their last three games to St. Cloud (94-78), Augustana (69-61) and Minnesota-Duluth (72-63).

Following the Hawaii appearance, the Golden Suns will return home Dec. 27 to host Albany State before heading to Arkadelphia for a two-game set with Texas A&M-Commerce on Dec. 30 and then a New Year's Eve session with Montevallo. Both games will be played at Henderson State University's Wells Center.